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Victoria enters seven-day lockdown

How Melbourne's Swanston Street looked in the August 2020 lockdown

How Melbourne's Swanston Street looked in the August 2020 lockdown Source: AAP

Acting Premier James Merlino says lockdown is necessary given the speed at which people are becoming infected with the strain first identified in India.


For health and support measures currently in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in your language, visit sbs.com.au/coronavirus


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